﻿<p>Space heaters utilize a combination of radiation and/or natural convection using a heating source such as electricity, steam or hot water to heat a limited space or area. Examples of space heaters include radiators, convectors, baseboard and finned-tube heaters.</p>
<p><em>IfcUnitaryEquipment</em> should be used for packaged units supporting a combination of heating, cooling, and/or dehumidification; <em>IfcCoil</em> should be used for coil-based floor heating.</p> 
 
<blockquote class="history">HISTORY&nbsp; New entity in IFC4</blockquote><blockquote class="note"></blockquote>

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IFC4 CHANGE&nbsp; Electric heaters formerly defined by <i>IfcElectricHeaterType</i> are now represented by this entity with <i>PredefinedType</i> set to <i>CONVECTOR</i> and <i>Pset_SpaceHeaterCommon</i>.<i>HeatTransferDimension</i> reflecting <i>IfcElectricHeaterTypeEnum</i> as follows: 
<i>ELECTRICPOINTHEATER</i> = <i>POINT</i>,  
<i>ELECTRICCABLEHEATER</i> = <i>CURVE</i>,  
<i>ELECTRICMATHEATER</i> = <i>SURFACE</i>.  
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